IT appears that Bury Council have written to the Boundary Committee to ask them to rethink the "Options for Change", should the north west's residents vote for an elected regional assembly later this year.

One local newspaper informs us that the chief executive of Rossendale Council will give presentations on all the options at Area Forum meetings in Rawtenstall, Haslingden, Whitworth and Bacup this month. However, it appears that Rossendale Council prefers to join with Burnley and Pendle, which will probably result in the moving of the "centre of local government" further to the North.

I live in Edenfield and our postal address is Bury. Our nearest medical centre is Ramsbottom (Bury); our nearest hospital is Fairfield (Bury); our nearest football league club is Bury; and the nearest decent shopping centre, nearest rail connections and main area of work for villagers are all in Bury.

Why then can't Edenfield be "taken-over" by Bury?

Bury's recent Comprehensive Performance Assessments are better than Rossendale's and the comparative council tax bands are much cheaper. But does Bury want us?

In the article (Bury Times, Jan 9) about Bury renewing its bid to take on Rossendale, we didn't even get a mention (though Haslingden and Rawtenstall did). Does this mean that, as in the past, Edenfield villagers will be just left to get on with it?

My only concern with a move to Bury is that the Bury North MP did not oppose the proposed wind power station on Scout Moor and Knowl Moor. I wonder had it been part of his "territory" would he have ignored the overwhelming local opinion? It does appear to be a trait of the Blair Government.

JOHN AYERS,

Heycrofts View,

Edenfield.